LA City Council Approves Juneteenth as Paid Holiday for City Employees

The Los Angeles City Council approved a proclamation Friday, already signed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, to officially make Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery, a paid holiday for Los Angeles city employees. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously in August 2020 to initiate the process of making Juneteenth — June 19 — an […]

LA City Council Passes Motion To Improve Hate Crime Reporting

The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Friday aimed at improving the city’s systems for people who need to report hate crimes, citing a disparity between the number of such crimes reported to law enforcement and the number reported to the nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate. The effort was led by Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who […]

Weekend Vigil Planned in Memory of Slain El Monte Officers

A candlelight vigil will be held Saturday in memory of two El Monte police officers who were fatally shot during a gun battle that also killed the suspect, who was free on probation for a weapons offense despite a history of arrests. The vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at the El Monte Civic […]

Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Show Declines

Orange County’s COVID-19 infection rates held steady and hospitalizations began trending down this week as six more fatalities were logged, according to the latest data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations went from 185 on Tuesday to 178 on Thursday. But the number of intensive care unit patients went from 15 on […]

Honorees Chosen for Inclusion on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Uma Thurman, Bill Pullman, Martin Lawrence, the Jonas Brothers and Blake Shelton were among the celebrities announced Friday for future inclusion on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A total of 24 honorees were chosen from among hundreds of nominations submitted to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Walk of Fame Selection Panel. In addition to Thurman […]

Man, Woman Shot to Death in Hollywood

A search was continuing Friday for an assailant who fatally shot a man and a woman on a Hollywood street. Los Angeles police officers were called about 11:10 p.m. Thursday to Vista Del Mar and Carlos avenues, south of the Hollywood (101) Freeway, where they found the victims — a man and a woman believed […]

LAPD Searching For LA Woman, 71

Los Angeles police asked for the public’s help Friday to find a 71-year-old woman who went missing from the South Park area. Lynnea Nwanko Price was last seen around 11 a.m. Thursday in the 100 block of West Vernon Avenue, according to the LAPD. Price is Black. She stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall and […]

Police Seek Suspects Who Killed 71-Year-Old Man In Shootout

Authorities Friday sought the public’s help to identify whoever shot a 71-year-old man to death in East Los Angeles. Luis Sandoval was injured at 5 a.m. on Feb. 25 in what investigators described as “a shootout between rival tagging crews” near the intersection of East Olympic Boulevard and South Hicks Avenue, near the Santa Ana […]

Man Shot By LAPD in Park La Brea Area, Hospitalized

A man who allegedly pointed a gun at construction workers and vehicles in the Fairfax/Park La Brea area was shot Friday by at least one Los Angeles police officer and taken into custody. The shooting near the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and La Brea Avenue happened around 9:20 a.m., according to the LAPD. Police said […]

Man, 22, Reported Missing in Rosemead

Authorities sought the public’s help Friday to find a 22-year-old man with depression who was reported missing in Rosemead. Bryan Xu was last seen about 11 a.m. Thursday in the 7500 block of Emerson Place, near Garvey Park, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Xu is Asian, 5-feet-9 inches tall and weighs about […]

Family Asks for Full Prosecution in Attack at NoHo Drive Thru

Leaders of various Filipino immigrant-support groups rallied in Van Nuys Friday in support of a family who were attacked and subjected to racial slurs at a North Hollywood drive-thru last month. The group, including the Filipino Migrant Center, the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns and Migrante Los Angeles, were joined at the rally by members […]